Ug Designer

SUMMARY

Meticulous, bilingual industrial designer, adding value to leading product development programs in multiple industries, designing at detail & product levels, concept through production
Lifelong learner with broad experience, ranging from engineering support to CAD, design education, & technical writing. Exceptional verbal communication skills
Unigraphics V•••••NX6; proficient in Assemblies, Synchronous, Freeform, Sketcher, WAVE, Part Families, Sheet Metal, Weld Assistant, UG/Photo, Drafting; TeamCenter V•••••V•••••
Design of molded IP components, furniture/components, & test/machining jigs/fixtures
Proficient in SolidWorks •••••, AutoCAD R•••••, and multiple other CAD packages, as well as traditional •••••dimensional & •••••dimensional media; freelance design experience


EMPLOYMENT

NAVISTAR DEFENSE, Lisle IL••••••••••present
A $2 billion subsidiary of International Truck & Engine Corporation; maker of the MaxxPro Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle; sales of •••••,••••• transports, ambulances, & wreckers to US military & allies
Senior Product Development Engineer (contract)
Design/modeling/detailing of components/systems for military transports & ancillary vehicles
Design team, Saratoga family of light tactical vehicles (exterior devices/attachments), a Humvee replacement with projected sales of $••••• billion
Design team, Rocket-Propelled Grenade nets, a defensive system for multiple vehicles, with sales of $•••••+ million
Processing of ECNs to Military Specifications, using multiple PLM/BOM software systems
Trained in International Traffic-in-Arms Regulations

ZIMMER HOLDINGS, Warsaw IN••••••••••
A $4 billion global, publicly-traded producer of orthopedic implants, orthobiologics, & surgeon training; the worlds largest pure-play orthopedic manufacturer
Gage Designer, Hips Designer
Design of comparator overlays & attribute gages for Trauma business unit, technical writing, drawing & model database creation/maintenance for Hips business unit, as well as training material development
Business German course; translated surgical protocols, work instructions, product drawings
Member of Periarticular Locking Plate, Zimmer Natural Nail, and World Cup product teams
Ensured correct application of ANSI/ASME/AWS standards to product drawings
Authored executive summaries of emerging technologies, & revisions to SOPs
Contractual instructor & curriculum developer, Zimmer Blueprint Reading course for two years
Founding core-team member of Compass (mentoring) lean team; core-team member of Empowerment lean team


CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, New Bremen OH••••••••••
A $1 billion maker of electric lift trucks, prolific winner of design awards, & 1st in North American market share for electric lift trucks
Industrial Design Engineer
Concept design, Unigraphics modeling, material/process development, color development, technical writing, graphics design, miscellaneous support
Developed three patented, IDEA Award-winning trucks, elevating corporate image
Enhanced productivity by capturing design intent in Unigraphics for all design teams
Facilitated migration of North American operations to powder coating systems
Tactical improvements of designers through coauthoring best-practices documents
Improved Quality Assurance efforts by proposing modern color control methods
Organized/maintained material/process library for Design Center
Authored material/process content for Design Center Intranet site


EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

Completed first year of BSME (machine design), Purdue University
Intro to Project Management & Organizational Behavior, ITT Graduate Division
BFA Industrial Design, University of Notre Dame du Lac
Technologist-level certification, ASME Y•••••M•••••
Drafting certification, American Design Drafting Association
AutoCAD certification, Autodesk Incorporated
Zertifikat Deutsch, Goethe German Cultural Institute


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Class A Modeling, Unigraphics Solutions
V•••••V••••• Transition; V••••• Freeform; ••••• subscriber, CADPO
Intro to Unigraphics, Lee Pikal (Senco engineer & UG consultant)
Colorants for Plastics, Terra Community College
Fiber-Reinforced Plastics, IVTC North Central
AutoCAD Designer, CAD/CAM Engineering


AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS

Industrie Forum (Hanover Fair) award, Crown WP•••••S
Ride the Wave, IDSA Innovation magazine (coauthor)
Caddie (computer image) award, CADALYST magazine


PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member, PLM World (Siemens national TeamCenter/NX user group)
Affiliate member, Society of Plastics Engineers (Color & Appearance Division)
Associate Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers